MURDOCH. ] SEAL DRAGS. 257 
collected eight of these drag lines, from which I have selected No, 56624 
[44], Fig. 257a, as the type. 
This consists of a stout thong of rawhide (the skin of the bearded 
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Fig. 257.—Seal drags and handles. 
seal) 0-3 inch wide and 37 inches long, and doubled in a bight so that 
one end is about 24 inches the longer. These ends are fastened into a 
handle of walrus ivory, consisting of three pieces, namely: a pair of 
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